{"id":169,"date":"2019-11-20T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T07:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/\/?p=169"},"modified":"2019-11-20T07:30:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T07:30:03","slug":"nick-what-does-nick-means-in-british-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/nick-what-does-nick-means-in-british-slang\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick &#8211; What does &#8220;Nick&#8221; mean in British slang?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=20120198&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;autoplay=false&amp;live-autoplay=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=false&amp;color=eb144c\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello and Welcome back to <strong>Slang<\/strong> with me <strong>Louisa May Adams<\/strong>. This show will give you the chance to<strong> hear<\/strong>, <strong>understand<\/strong> the origins and meanings of <strong>new slang<\/strong> and to use it immediately! So let\u2019s get started\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was telling my class about my close friend from England who called me yesterday. She was very upset because <strong>her coat got nicked on the subway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When i told them, they responded with little sympathy. One commented &#8220;I&#8217;m sure she can fix it&#8221;, however this was not true as the coat was gone.  So today we will be clarifying the slang term for <strong>&#8220;nick&#8221;<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In formal British English, nick is a noun and a verb meaning a small cut and this is what my student was thinking of earlier when advising my friend to get her coat fixed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However this word nick is very tricky, as it is used for many things in both formal and British slang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In slang nick N-I-C-K is a verb meaning to steal.  For example &#8220;Susie\u2019s phone got nicked at the party!&#8221; meaning Susie\u2019s phone was stolen at the party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The verb &#8220;nick&#8221; can be traced back to the late 16th century meaning trick or cheat. The first found reference of the word was in 1576 by the  English dramatist George Whetstone where he says &#8220;I never nicked his pay&#8221; meaning I never stole his pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reasoning behind this word is unclear, however it has been suggested it relates to the name  Nicholas, as in the 1940s the name nick was often used to refer to the devil or satan, giving it negative connotations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However in slang nick has a second meaning: Prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example &#8220;he got taken to the nick&#8221; meaning he was sent to jail. This use can be traced back to Australia and the word can be found in a book of Sydney slang from 1882.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we can use it like this: &#8220;We cant see Kelly this weekend as she is in the nick&#8221; meaning my friend Kelly is in prison so I can\u2019t see her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you hear nick on the street in the UK remember, it could mean to cut, to steal or just  prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So start using it today!  Make sure you don\u2019t go to  the nick because you have nicked something!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s our word of the day. You can find us on our website https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com and from there you can see our transcript and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more apps.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s catch up soon to explore our next slang word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and Welcome back to Slang with me Louisa May Adams. This show will give you the chance to hear, understand the origins and meanings of new slang and to use it immediately! So let\u2019s get started\u2026 I was telling my class about my close friend from England who called me yesterday. 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